A little tree can make a big difference, say organisers
People of Pocklington are being invited to plant a little tree and make a big difference to wildlife and wellbeing. Campaign group Greener Pocklington is inviting people to buy and plant a native tree during its annual Garden Tree Weekend, coming up on November 8 and 9.
The group offers subsidised native tree saplings to plant in gardens of all sizes or nearby green spaces. The trees have been specially selected to provide flowers, fruits and foliage to help insects and wildlife and to create a beautiful feature for your garden.
Emma Farley, Greener Pocklington committee member, said: “Planting a tree is a wonderful way to combat climate change while also creating vital habitat for insects, birds and other wildlife. Our Garden Tree Weekend also helps us to raise vital funds which go towards planting trees, installing bird and bat boxes and creating wildlife habitats at local schools and community spaces – helping to inspire the next generation.”
Tress cost £3.50 each and must be pre-ordered. Participants can purchase as few or as many as they like.
Pre-ordered trees will be available for collection from Pocklington over Garden Tree Weekend. Emma said: “We purchased from the Garden Tree Weekend in 2023 and all the trees are thriving and now taller than myself and my partner, Phil.”
The Greener Pocklington volunteer group aims to combat the climate crisis and habitat loss through active projects within a ten-mile radius of Pocklington. The group gets involved with native tree planting and the creation of wildlife habitats through insect hotels, bird and bat boxes and more.
You can find out more about the group’s activities on Facebook. For full information about how to pre-order trees for Garden Tree Weekend, email PockTrees@gmail.com
Emma is a wildlife and nature jewellery creator who is a huge advocate of gardening for the benefit of wildlife. She runs online hedgehog care courses, where you can learn the basics of wild hedgehog rehabilitation and basic hedgehog first-aid.
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Funds raised from these courses support Emma’s rewilding project – a “wildlife corridor” near her home to improve the habitat for wild creatures – and the creation of habitats for hedgehogs and other wildlife in the Yorkshire Wolds. Last year, Emma hit the headlines with her hedgehogs for another reason.
She featured in an episode of BBC One show Rip Off Britain, after highlighting how her best-selling Little Silver Hedgehogs design – hedgehogs made from recycled silver and adorning pairs of earrings – had been copied using cheap materials and was being sold on a fast-fashion website.